Hydrophobic, Superhydrophobic, Oleophobic, and Paintphobic Tools, Devices, Systems, and Methods Using Solvent Resistant, Ultraviolet Resistant, Water Resistant, and Food Safe Phobic and Superphobic Coatings

Abstract

A means for applying and beneficially using durable hydrophobic, superhydrophobic, oleophobic, superoleophobic, paintphobic, superpaintphobic, tunable liquid-phobic and superliquidphobic coatings, collectively called X-phobic coatings, which are solvent resistant, ultraviolet light resistant, water resistant, and food safe is claimed while also improving adhesion and durability of the materials used to create the desired properties. These X-phobic surface coatings are usefully applied to a host of tools, devices, systems, and methods which benefit from the coatings, including but not limited to equipment used in painting and applying protective coatings. These include storage containers of containers used during coating or painting such as roller pans, buckets, and trim cups. The inventive coating is also taught as being useful in paint brushes, knives, rollers, pads, sprayers, pumps, tubing, valves, sensors, eye or face protection, clothing and protection equipment worn by workers, application systems, robotic application systems, application facilities, masking and shielding materials and devices, and similar equipment.

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